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AeroPress

The Original AeroPress Recipe

Recipe by AeroPress, Inc.Source

@coffeemaster

17g

Coffee

200g

Water

1:11.8

Ratio

85°C

Temperature

Medium

Grind Size

1:30

Total Time

Preparation

1

Rinse the filter

Drop a paper filter into the cap and rinse it with hot water.

2

Assemble

Screw the cap on and stand the chamber on a sturdy mug.

Step-by-step recipe

0:00 → 0:15Step 1

Add water

Add the grounds, then fill with water to the 4 mark on the chamber.

0:15 → 0:20Step 2

Stir

Stir gently for about three seconds.

0:20 → 1:10Step 3

Steep

Insert the plunger slightly and wait one minute.

1:10 → 1:30Step 4

Press

Press with gentle, constant pressure until you hear the hiss, then stop.

Notes

Alan Adler's own recipe, the one printed on the box. Everything the AeroPress became known for later, the inversions and the bypass water and the championship theatre, is a departure from this. It is worth brewing once to see how much of the rest you actually needed. The low temperature is deliberate and was unusual in 2005.

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